topic Re: Multilanguage user interface in LabVIEW

Multilanguage user interface

LN86 — Wed, 09 May 2018 12:39:05 GMT

I am working a little bit on a Multilanguage user interface and found some information here like:

https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Multilanguage-user-interface/td-p/2744846/highlight/true

I programmed/tested the solution from John_P1 and it works fine. Project (LV2016/2017) is attached and contains 2 sub vi's, one to get all elements by label or caption name (GetElements.vi) and the Multilanguage vi to change the caption name of all elements which are defined in the Multilanguage.ini file. The "TestVi.vi" is to use/test both of them.

With this code I can change easily the caption name of the elements. Now I am just wondering if there is a way how I could modify my code to change the name as well for:

- Tab pages

- Buttons on/off text

- Run-Time Menus

I found this here:

https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/application-multilingue-labview/td-p/3626068

but have no idea what GerdW means with "you will find such tools in the LabVIEW Tools Network using VIPM!"

Best regards

Alain

Re: Multilanguage user interface

GerdW — Wed, 09 May 2018 13:02:50 GMT

Hi Alain,

have no idea what GerdW means with…

In VIPM you will find additional toolkits/software packages for a lot of problems. Some of them are designed to allow/ease creation of multilanguage GUIs…

if there is a way how I could modify my code to change the name as well for:

- Tab pages

- Buttons on/off text

- Run-Time Menus

- You cannot change the label of tab pages as they are set at edit time.

- For buttons there are property nodes to change the boolean text.

- You can create runtime menus from scratch using menu functions, so there should be no problem to you…

Re: Multilanguage user interface

LN86 — Wed, 09 May 2018 13:33:01 GMT

Hi GerdW

Thank you very much for your feedback. In the mean time I found a way to modify the caption name of tab pages. Take a look to this topic: https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/tab-control-page-name/td-p/661879

I will try to add the property node for buttons on/off text into my sub vi as well. And next would be your tip with the runtime menus. The new project code with the caption name of tab pages is attached.

Best regards

Alain